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About Dr. Jeanne L. Ballard MD

Jeanne L. Ballard MD, author of the New Ballard Score, is an associate professor
of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Cincinnati College
of Medicine.

Board certified in pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine, Dr. Ballard has served
as director of Nurseries for Bethesda Hospitals and is attending physician for Children's
Hospital Medical Center and University Hospital of Cincinnati.

Dr. Ballard received her medical degree from the Medical College of Pennsylvania.
She completed her residency in pediatrics at Children's Hospital Medical Center
in Cincinnati and her fellowship in neonatology at the University of Cincinnati
College of Medicine.

A noted author, Dr. Ballard's research and publications have included studies on
infants of diabetic mothers, medical and psychological implications of sibling visitation
on neonatal intensive care units, survivability of extremely immature neonates,
and safer methods for the prevention of meconium aspiration syndrome, as well as
her study of the interrelationship between fetal maturation and gestational age.

About Dr. Ballard

Dr. Ballard is an associate professor of Pediatrics, Obstetrics
and Gynecology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
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